Sen. Robert Packwood
Former Senator forOregon
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Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Packwood is shown as a purple triangle▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below.Each dot was a member of the Senatein 1996positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills legislators sponsored and cosponsoredfrom Jan. 4, 1991 to Oct. 3, 1996.See fullanalysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Packwood was the primary sponsor of 48 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- S.J.Res. 329 (102nd): A joint resolution to designate February 4, 1993 and February 3, 1994, as “National Women and Girls in Sports Day”.
- S.J.Res. 239 (102nd): A joint resolution designating February 6, 1992, as “National Women and Girls in Sports Day”.
- S.J.Res. 66 (102nd): A joint resolution to designate February 7, 1991, as “National Women and Girls in Sports Day”.
- S.J.Res. 357 (101st): A joint resolution to designate September 15, 1990 to October 15, 1990 as “Community Center Month”.
- S.J.Res. 42 (101st): A joint resolution to designate March 16, 1989, as “Freedom of Information Day”.
- S.J.Res. 32 (101st): A joint resolution to designate February 2, 1989, as “National Women and Girls in Sports Day”.
- S.J.Res. 340 (100th): A designating November 27 through December 3, 1988, as “National Sir Winston Churchill Recognition Week”.
Does 48 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Packwood sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Taxation (27%)Health (18%)Public Lands and Natural Resources (12%)Social Welfare (11%)Foreign Trade and International Finance (9%)Sports and Recreation (9%)Environmental Protection (7%)Economics and Public Finance (7%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Packwood recently introduced the following legislation:
- S.Res. 165 (104th): A resolution commending the 60th anniversary of the Social Security Act.
- S.Con.Res. 19 (104th): A concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of the bill H.R. 483.
- S. 785 (104th): A bill to require the Trustees of the medicare trust funds to …
- S. 750 (104th): A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to properly …
- S. 739 (104th): A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate …
- S.Res. 37 (104th): A resolution designating February 2, 1995, and February 1, 1996, as “National …
- S.Res. 36 (104th): An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Finance.
Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 1969 to Sep 1995, Packwood missed 1,034 of 11,839 roll call votes, which is 8.7%.This ismuch worse thanthe median of 2.6%among the lifetime records of senators serving in Sep 1995.The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absences, major life events, and running for higher office.
| Time Period | Votes Eligible | Missed Votes | Percent | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Jan-Mar | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | 30th |
| 1969 Apr-Jun | 26 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1969 Jul-Sep | 44 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1969 Oct-Dec | 158 | 14 | 8.9% | 20th |
| 1970 Jan-Mar | 100 | 51 | 51.0% | 90th |
| 1970 Apr-Jun | 92 | 8 | 8.7% | 20th |
| 1970 Jul-Sep | 123 | 23 | 18.7% | 50th |
| 1970 Oct-Dec | 106 | 6 | 5.7% | 0th |
| 1971 Feb-Mar | 25 | 10 | 40.0% | 73rd |
| 1971 Apr-Jun | 89 | 23 | 25.8% | 73rd |
| 1971 Jul-Sep | 109 | 4 | 3.7% | 9th |
| 1971 Oct-Dec | 202 | 41 | 20.3% | 82nd |
| 1972 Jan-Mar | 119 | 26 | 21.8% | 73rd |
| 1972 Apr-Jun | 130 | 20 | 15.4% | 45th |
| 1972 Jul-Sep | 206 | 6 | 2.9% | 9th |
| 1972 Oct-Oct | 75 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1973 Jan-Mar | 67 | 13 | 19.4% | 81st |
| 1973 Apr-Jun | 192 | 19 | 9.9% | 56th |
| 1973 Jul-Sep | 167 | 21 | 12.6% | 75th |
| 1973 Oct-Dec | 168 | 44 | 26.2% | 94th |
| 1974 Jan-Mar | 94 | 10 | 10.6% | 56th |
| 1974 Apr-Jun | 179 | 23 | 12.8% | 75th |
| 1974 Jul-Sep | 138 | 39 | 28.3% | 94th |
| 1974 Oct-Dec | 133 | 52 | 39.1% | 94th |
| 1975 Jan-Mar | 118 | 35 | 29.7% | 90th |
| 1975 Apr-Jun | 141 | 1 | 0.7% | 5th |
| 1975 Jul-Sep | 170 | 11 | 6.5% | 45th |
| 1975 Oct-Dec | 182 | 1 | 0.5% | 0th |
| 1976 Jan-Mar | 109 | 4 | 3.7% | 25th |
| 1976 Apr-Jun | 263 | 24 | 9.1% | 55th |
| 1976 Jul-Sep | 315 | 31 | 9.8% | 40th |
| 1976 Oct-Oct | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | 30th |
| 1977 Jan-Mar | 92 | 20 | 21.7% | 76th |
| 1977 Apr-Jun | 178 | 22 | 12.4% | 68th |
| 1977 Jul-Sep | 233 | 22 | 9.4% | 80th |
| 1977 Oct-Dec | 133 | 9 | 6.8% | 24th |
| 1978 Jan-Mar | 78 | 15 | 19.2% | 80th |
| 1978 Apr-Jun | 119 | 18 | 15.1% | 84th |
| 1978 Jul-Sep | 237 | 4 | 1.7% | 4th |
| 1978 Oct-Oct | 86 | 7 | 8.1% | 60th |
| 1979 Feb-Mar | 32 | 10 | 31.2% | 97th |
| 1979 Apr-Jun | 121 | 19 | 15.7% | 89th |
| 1979 Jul-Sep | 171 | 19 | 11.1% | 73rd |
| 1979 Oct-Dec | 184 | 16 | 8.7% | 59th |
| 1980 Jan-Mar | 67 | 1 | 1.5% | 14th |
| 1980 Apr-Jun | 216 | 32 | 14.8% | 70th |
| 1980 Jul-Sep | 179 | 24 | 13.4% | 89th |
| 1980 Oct-Dec | 84 | 17 | 20.2% | 78th |
| 1981 Jan-Mar | 57 | 1 | 1.8% | 41st |
| 1981 Apr-Jun | 125 | 5 | 4.0% | 64th |
| 1981 Jul-Sep | 122 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1981 Oct-Dec | 193 | 17 | 8.8% | 73rd |
| 1982 Feb-Mar | 79 | 2 | 2.5% | 59th |
| 1982 Apr-Jun | 127 | 4 | 3.1% | 48th |
| 1982 Jul-Sep | 177 | 2 | 1.1% | 25th |
| 1982 Oct-Dec | 86 | 1 | 1.2% | 36th |
| 1983 Feb-Mar | 54 | 5 | 9.3% | 76th |
| 1983 Apr-Jun | 122 | 5 | 4.1% | 59th |
| 1983 Jul-Sep | 92 | 7 | 7.6% | 74th |
| 1983 Oct-Nov | 103 | 6 | 5.8% | 48th |
| 1984 Jan-Mar | 45 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1984 Apr-Jun | 144 | 12 | 8.3% | 67th |
| 1984 Jul-Sep | 68 | 2 | 2.9% | 28th |
| 1984 Oct-Oct | 34 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1985 Jan-Mar | 22 | 1 | 4.5% | 60th |
| 1985 Apr-Jun | 116 | 11 | 9.5% | 92nd |
| 1985 Jul-Sep | 60 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1985 Oct-Dec | 183 | 15 | 8.2% | 79th |
| 1986 Jan-Mar | 51 | 4 | 7.8% | 77th |
| 1986 Apr-Jun | 103 | 20 | 19.4% | 98th |
| 1986 Jul-Sep | 149 | 5 | 3.4% | 69th |
| 1986 Oct-Oct | 56 | 4 | 7.1% | 85th |
| 1987 Jan-Mar | 50 | 4 | 8.0% | 77th |
| 1987 Apr-Jun | 123 | 6 | 4.9% | 58th |
| 1987 Jul-Sep | 120 | 2 | 1.7% | 22nd |
| 1987 Oct-Dec | 127 | 6 | 4.7% | 72nd |
| 1988 Jan-Mar | 84 | 6 | 7.1% | 48th |
| 1988 Apr-Jun | 137 | 2 | 1.5% | 22nd |
| 1988 Jul-Sep | 127 | 5 | 3.9% | 57th |
| 1988 Oct-Oct | 31 | 2 | 6.5% | 55th |
| 1989 Jan-Mar | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | 85th |
| 1989 Apr-Jun | 77 | 4 | 5.2% | 86th |
| 1989 Jul-Sep | 118 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1989 Oct-Nov | 91 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1990 Jan-Mar | 48 | 13 | 27.1% | 99th |
| 1990 Apr-Jun | 95 | 1 | 1.1% | 42nd |
| 1990 Jul-Sep | 114 | 1 | 0.9% | 57th |
| 1990 Oct-Oct | 69 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1991 Jan-Mar | 41 | 1 | 2.4% | 75th |
| 1991 Apr-Jun | 74 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1991 Jul-Sep | 96 | 6 | 6.2% | 93rd |
| 1991 Oct-Nov | 69 | 1 | 1.4% | 58th |
| 1992 Jan-Mar | 61 | 3 | 4.9% | 80th |
| 1992 Apr-Jun | 74 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1992 Jul-Sep | 117 | 3 | 2.6% | 51st |
| 1992 Oct-Oct | 18 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1993 Feb-Mar | 93 | 1 | 1.1% | 56th |
| 1993 Apr-Jun | 99 | 1 | 1.0% | 31st |
| 1993 Jul-Sep | 109 | 1 | 0.9% | 42nd |
| 1993 Oct-Nov | 94 | 1 | 1.1% | 42nd |
| 1994 Jan-Mar | 86 | 9 | 10.5% | 85th |
| 1994 Apr-Jun | 92 | 5 | 5.4% | 89th |
| 1994 Jul-Sep | 136 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1994 Oct-Dec | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | 86th |
| 1995 Jan-Mar | 125 | 1 | 0.8% | 42nd |
| 1995 Apr-Jun | 171 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1995 Jul-Sep | 184 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- TheHouse andSenate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- United States Congressional Roll Call Voting Records, 1789-1990 by Howard L. Rosenthal and Keith T. Poole.
- Martis’s “The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress”, via Keith Poole’s roll call votes data set, for political party affiliation for Members of Congress from 1789 through about year 2000
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
